[MplsSteve]

“...and he just set it in motion. Deliberately.”

You’re right. Let’s all forget about Fort Sumter. A small inconsequential detail. He told the South not to be rash because he wasn’t planning on being rash - and the South freaked and bailed out. Another small inconsequential detail.

Yes, the whole thing was Lincoln’s fault...

(sarcasm)

[DiogenesLamp]

You don't think sending warships to attack them was a provocation? I'm betting you don't even know about that, because I myself only learned about it three years ago.

The American public is mostly unaware that Lincoln sent 8 warships to attack the Confederates, and it was the sighting of these warships in the Swash channel of Charleston that triggered the attack on the Fort.

Every member of Lincoln's cabinet but one, told him that if he sent those warships, it would cause a war.

Did you know about that?

[Fightin Whitey]

Once you step in it you can’t scrape it off.

Chuck your shoes in the ditch and run for it!!

lol